Does trade affect child health?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 538-554

  Levine, David I ^a   Rothman, Dov ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics openness; Infant mortality; Trade

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION; INFANT MORTALITY; POLLUTION; RESOURCE; TRADE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POLLUTION;

CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMERCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONALITY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646049684     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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